sharpened

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adjective

Having a sharp point or edge.

“a sharpened knife”

Similar
pointedsharp
Opposite
unsharpened
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Having a sharp point or edge.

    a sharpened knife

    1 more example

    a sharpened pencil

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of sharpen

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unsharpened

adjectivehaving the point made sharp

Similar
pointed

adjectivemade sharp or sharper

Similar
sharp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish teroitettu
  • teroitettuhaving sharp point or edge
French aiguisé
  • aiguiséhaving sharp point or edge

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sharpened. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharpened

MLA

“sharpened.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharpened. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sharpened,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharpened.

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